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Thursday 13 August 2026
Exclusive: US makers accelerate sodium battery plans as shared lithium-ion lines draw investment
US battery makers are moving more quickly into sodium-ion technology to gain production flexibility, fresh capital, and reduced exposure to lithium supply shocks. Industry sources...
Thursday 13 August 2026
TSMC-Sony image sensor venture pushes Japan chip investment to JPY6 trillion

TSMC said on August 11 that it will invest in CMOS image sensor development and mass production with Sony Group in Kumamoto Prefecture,...

Thursday 13 August 2026
Yangtze Memory-backed capital expands into FD-SOI specialty process investment

Changcun Capital, the investment arm backed by Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., has completed a strategic investment in RuiLiPingxin...

Thursday 13 August 2026
Naver backs Anthropic in broader AI push

Naver has reportedly invested in US artificial intelligence developer Anthropic, adding another global AI company to a widening network...

Thursday 13 August 2026
LSE Semiconductor wins strategic investment from TIS

Lithography Semiconductor Equipment Co. (LSE) officially announced on August 11 that TECO Image Systems Co. (TIS) had completed a strategic...

Thursday 13 August 2026
Vietnam opens Haiphong free trade zone to court semiconductor investment
Vietnam has launched the Haiphong Free Trade Zone to draw high-value investment into northern port city of Haiphong, with semiconductors, precision manufacturing, and other strategic...
Thursday 13 August 2026
South Korea widens chip strategy beyond Samsung and SK Hynix with KRW5 trillion ecosystem fund
As market momentum spirals into an intensifying race over AI infrastructure buildouts, the global landscape has entered a more aggressive round of AI-centered investment, with national-scale...
Wednesday 12 August 2026
Manus breaks from Meta, returns to independence after China blocks US$2B AI deal

Chinese AI agent startup Manus is returning to independent operations, marking a concrete break from Meta months after Chinese regulators...

Wednesday 12 August 2026
Japan's US$430B 2040 chip plan hinges on Rapidus 2nm

Japan has drawn up a plan for more than JPY370 trillion (approx. US$2.33 trillion) in combined public and private investment across 17 strategic...

Wednesday 12 August 2026
SPIL breaks ground on NT$100B Douliu plant, targeting operations in 2028

Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL), a subsidiary of ASE Technology Holding (ASEH), broke ground on a new plant in Douliu, Yunlin...

Wednesday 12 August 2026
Lumentum's AI optics boom drives revenue past US$1 billion, though one-time charge masks underlying profit swing
Lumentum Holdings closed its fiscal 2026 with a fourth-quarter revenue surge that underscores the centrality of optical components to the AI data center buildout, even as a large one-time...
Wednesday 12 August 2026
Hyundai Motor Group's robot push could reshape South Korea's industrial competition

Hyundai Motor Group is accelerating its "Physical AI+" robot strategy, with Saemangeum in North Jeolla Province set to become its main...

Wednesday 12 August 2026
South Korea elevates SMR to national strategy, boosts nuclear investment
The South Korean government has proposed adding small modular reactors (SMRs) to its national strategic-technology tax incentive program, a move backed by the country's nuclear industry...
Tuesday 11 August 2026
Nvidia taps Wall Street for US$500B AI infrastructure financing network

Nvidia is teaming up with six of the world's largest investment and financial groups to mobilize more than US$500 billion in third-party...

Tuesday 11 August 2026
Intel plans US$15B stock offering to fund AI-driven growth
Intel on August 10, 2026, announced plans to raise US$15 billion through an underwritten public offering of common stock, as the chipmaker seeks to strengthen its balance sheet and...